Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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